NYT Crossword February 23 2025 Answers (2/23/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for February 23 2025 to help you finish it up!
Featured Crossword Answer

Our NYT Crossword February 23, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword February 23, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 2/23/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

Looking for answers to another NYT Crossword puzzle? Check out our archive of NYT Crossword Answers. Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 23, 2025 are also available if you prefer not to be immediately spoiled.

Search
# Clue
1A Dazzling display
6A Tech giant based in Cupertino, Calif.
11A Plant with bugs?
14A Formation of rugby players
19A Queendom in the Bible
20A Hint at L.G.B.T.Q.+ story lines to generate buzz
22A Give an address
23A What a tight deadline might require … or what's found in 30-Across?
25A Viennese "please"
26A Attacked
27A Do perfectly
28A Hound or dog
29A What's-___-name
30A Question when leaving a grocery store, perhaps
34A Inaugural
38A Unwanted event at a speakeasy
39A Spot for a pin
40A Lyricist Gershwin
41A Halls that may have glass ceilings
42A Improvise
44A "Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song)
45A Scheme
46A Tolerate misbehavior … or what's found in 56-Across?
49A Collectors of signatures?
50A ___ of Cleves, wife of Henry VIII
51A Newspaper section
52A Tuna variety
53A Word with lock or pocket
54A Second printings, e.g.
56A Source of some public funding
62A Boiling state
63A Author of the 1964 artist's book "Grapefruit"
64A Legal tender
65A When doubled, a dance
66A Home of the Sugarloaf Cable Car, informally
67A Totally the wrong way … or what's found in 79-Across?
70A "Really! Check for yourself!"
72A Radar gun inits.
73A Philosophy
74A It may be on the chopping block
75A "Uh-huh, whatever you say!"
76A Distorts
79A "It'd be my pleasure"
83A Mates
84A 1/96 of a pint: Abbr.
85A It comes with a hefty bill
86A Happen over and over
87A Beehive State athlete
88A Coalesce
89A 11, literally
90A Occasions for self-indulgence
91A Completely change one's position … or what's found in 104-Across?
96A Intimidate
97A Wild goats of the Alps
98A Delta hub: Abbr.
99A Reality competition show with quickfire challenges
103A Smidgen
104A Gift-wrapping supplies
109A Formal "you," in Uruguay
110A Americans who live in their own time zone
111A Many a piece of writing by Joan Didion
112A In a bashful manner
113A Sweetie
114A Part of a wheel
115A Detaches from a source of dependence
1D Lawyer's title: Abbr.
2D Fish bait
3D Leader of filmdom's Rebel Alliance
4D Options on some tests
5D Receive severe criticism
6D Blue-green shades
7D Sound of a smooth-running engine
8D Pig's digs
9D Locale where clovers bloom
10D Forget to finish writing a clue, mayb
11D Secret ___
12D Felt longing (for)
13D Since Jan. 1
14D "C'est la vie"
15D Potato chip, to a Brit
16D Coiffure parts that are sometimes braided
17D Complete nonsense
18D Small mongooses
21D Creature that sounds like a snooze
24D Scarlett Johansson, Rami Malek or Vin Diesel (did you know?)
28D PalmPilots, e.g., for short
30D Wish list items
31D Like some heels and hopes
32D Marriage equality activist Windsor, familiarly
33D "Perhaps. That's something that interests me"
34D Disease that was the subject of the second Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902)
35D Yom Kippur observers, e.g.
36D Amusingly incongruous outcomes
37D Flood preventers
38D Hoots
42D "Don't worry about us"
43D Lines of work
44D What locks are made of
45D Catherine ___, wife of Henry VIII
47D Horse's behind
48D Protein powder ingredient
49D Aetna alternative
53D "Unfortunately, that's incorrect"
55D Many long-running TV shows
56D Word processing selection
57D Close
58D Director's directive
59D Most common coffee bean variety
60D Love interest in a Hallmark movie, maybe
61D Walks unsteadily
64D "Monster ___" (1962 #1 song)
68D i5 and X5
69D Fraidy-cat
70D Soupçons
71D Organized in a cabinet, say
74D School before l'université
76D Not to be relied upon
77D Singer whose 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” became a top 10 hit in 2022 after being featured on “Stranger Things”
78D 110, facetiously
79D Barbuda or Barbados
80D Shoddy
81D Most dad jokes
82D Nickname for Milwaukee's baseball team
84D Ocean in "Ocean's Eleven"
88D Like King Midas, notably
90D Have a pity party
92D Google Sheets alternative
93D Supply at the Hershey Company
94D City near Disney World, informally
95D ___ Beauty
96D Small wood
99D Fail ignominiously, as at the box office
100D Rip off
101D "Lohengrin" soprano
102D Custardy treat
104D "Quiet!"
105D Gender identity prefix
106D With it
107D Confucian concept
108D Part of iOS: Abbr.

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

Interior Nyt Crossword 002

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

NYT Crossword (Main Grid)
Image via NYT Crossword

Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

Try Our Daily Word Games

More Content

Comments

Leave a Comment

All comments go through a moderation process, and should be approved in a timely manner. To see why your comment might not have been approved, check out our Comment Rules page!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Page was generated in 2.1798760890961